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St. Clair borough, PA

ZIP 17970 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 17970

K-12 nearby
28
Public
23
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17970 (St. Clair, PA) is associated with St. Clair Area School District (LEA 4222710) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 28 K-12 schools (23 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 1.9 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
St. Clair Area School District
LEA ID
4222710
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing1.9 miles (3.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College29.9 miles (48.0 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
  • Alvernia University31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown33.8 miles (54.5 km)2yr-private
  • Luzerne County Community College34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
  • Susquehanna University36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown39.3 miles (63.3 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
  • King's College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-public
  • Moravian University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
  • DeSales University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
  • Misericordia University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College44.8 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
  • Franklin and Marshall College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design47.3 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lafayette College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private
  • Ursinus College53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Scranton55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine55.5 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
  • Messiah University57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • Marywood University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-public
  • Immaculata University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lansdale School of Business58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College61.1 miles (98.3 km)2yr-public
  • Warren County Community College61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Valley University61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Keystone College61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook61.9 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College62.8 miles (101.0 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
  • Villanova University65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College66.8 miles (107.4 km)2yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
  • Haverford College67.9 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster68.8 miles (110.7 km)2yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades69.2 miles (111.4 km)2yr-private
  • Arcadia University69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

Grades
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——0.4 miles (0.6 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Lengel MSpublic——2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——3.0 miles (4.7 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campuspublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctrpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctrpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Schuylkill Haven MSpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHSpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
North Schuylkill El Schpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Mahanoy Area El Schpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHSpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
North Schuylkill JSHSpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Schpublic——6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHSpublic——6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Blue Mountain El East Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Blue Mountain MSpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Blue Mountain El West Schpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17970

What school district is ZIP code 17970 in?
ZIP 17970 (St. Clair, PA) maps to St. Clair Area School District (LEA ID 4222710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17970?
US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17970 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17970 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher16.6%
High school53.3%
Less than HS6.2%
School districtSt. Clair Area School District